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Picked him up at an antique store a bunch of years ago. Just had to adopt 'em.

Just up from 1st Nap You are the first to inform me of the correct day. Thank You Wife making peanut butter cookies, breakfast, then time for another nap. Yes Retirement is the Bomb

Rev.1 – Start of Production in Spring of 1994 These models had 5" long port tubes Networks used OFC (monster cable looking) clear jacket wiring. Horns in these models were gray in color. Rev.2 – Fall of 1994 These models had shorter 2.5" long port tubes (to raise the box tuning) Networks had a component / value change to correct for the new ports. (The network wire was still the OFC used in Rev.1.) Rev.3 – Summer of 1995 to end of production in 1996 These models had new lighter cone woofers (new vendor) (these cones aren’t nearly as stiff as the originals and can be deformed much easier by pressing on them) Networks were changed to compensate for the new woofers Change in network wiring to colored 16ga. like what is used in Legend KLF networks New horn material that was 20% glass and was painted black. Serial number decoding for EPIC Series models (or any Klipsch model made from 1990-1997(?)) Production Years Description Example 1990-1997(?) DOY Y2Y1 # # # # (135791234)

You had also suggested possibly having this unit serviced. In my opinion you will not recover the amount that you spend to have the unit serviced on any of the eBay, audiogon or other sites. If it works well as it is, then sell it as is.

Floor progress this weekend. The pictures do not do it justice. It's really pretty in person.

Morning gang Heat wave of 11 days over 100 + should have passed. AC install in the Cave is 90%, it does work pretty dam well for a big wall unit. Amazing how much water it sucks out of the hot interior air. Coffee / Caulking / Paint / Drywall touch up on the agenda.

I picked up some nice Quartets this afternoon and have been running them all night. What a revelation (to me). Now I understand the dynamics, immediacy and the 'live in the room sound'. I'm not hearing any horn honk, harshness or all of the negatives I've read and expected. As soon as I lit them up my wife said "these are the best you have". The vocals sound very natural, the bass is very solid, strong output. The top end is not as extended or airy as the EMIT ribbons in my VMPS speakers. The soundstage is not out in front of the speakers as much as the planar mids, slightly less 3d imaging. But everything else is better. It just sounds live. The dynamics of horns, guitars, drums, much better. Vocals more natural. I have them out 20" from the wall, it's a big room. they fill it. I don't hear the boxiness some complained of, in smaller rooms with the speakers too close to the back wall. I hear no reason to damp the horns or mess with the mid horn. I'm guessing the titanium diaphragms will give me the extension I want in the tweeters. I'm very happy with these. I should mention I am using a big high current CODA amp 200 watts per channel at 8ohms 400 at 4ohms. But, The IRL preamp I have is very neutral sounding with variable gain settings. I'm on the lowest setting.

Well we drove 3 hours to lafayette La and stayed at kevin's house, we got up Fri morning and Kevin drove the rest of the way, about 7 hours to San Antonio. Left Sun morning staying again at Kevin's and we drove home this morning. Doing it that way made it easier, plus we were in a nice 4 door truck which was very comfortable, plenty room for just 4 people. That was as far West as I have been since I went to California in the 60's when I was a kid. The trip was mostly about going to see some nice people, listen to each of his 3 very nice setups, and drop off a set of Cornwall 1's that will be veneered. If I ever go back to that city I want to go eat at the same place. I don't know Mexican food or the names, but the fist pic is beef and bacon, second is sausage, chicken and beef, these two was for 4 people with rice and beans. The place is not fancy but the food is very good, and that pepper was hot.

Ok back home now, went over to visit some nice people in San Antonio and had a good weekend. We went out to eat at a great little Mexican restaurant, the best I have ever had, I ate way to much. You know it's a good place when there is a waiting line anytime they are open. Meat cooked on giant clumps of mesquite charcoal, business is so good they cook 1000 chickens a day and it's only part of the menu.

Sold locally.

A nice shag?

All I did on my CF-3 v3's was extend the port length to what the v1's were, removed/re-attached the rattling back panels, did some basic interior bracing and altered the crossovers to what the v2's are, I believe, as there is no real information on the v1 crossovers. Unless someone has a pair of CF-3 v1's and cares to reverse engineer them. Mine sound great. They have bested a pair of KLF-30's and '78 Cornwall's in my living room, anyway. Results most likely would be different in a different in a different room, but, maybe not. The Epic series, especially CF-3 and CF-4, just sound damn good.

Then off to Bruce Hornsby and the Range..............love this one !

Get off my lawn.

The friend/customer of Marty @thebes sent me a very nice handwritten personal thank you note. They included a photo of Pres Roper, the voice on the disc. The attached note provides some of the story behind the audition disc.

You DO NOT need a huge tube amp for LaScalas. 10 watts with these can be deafening. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

First of all, for you to share this here is superbly brave, and I applaud you. And, I hope you stay well for a long time.....

I'm sorry to hear this, J., and so far, all I have is a problem with sciatica in my left leg. Don't know your beliefs, but I will add you to my ever growing prayer list. Bruce

Not sure why, but I always smile at the sight of Nipper...

My Grandfather purchased this car new in December of 1954. I have owned it since 1984. Here is a picture of my son taking possession a few weeks ago. Four generations - one car - a million memories.

Anyone who has used Klipsch speakers with various amplifiers knows they do not all sound the same........and some are simply down right not compatible with Klispch. This thread is meant to be helpful by mentioning solid state amps that you KNOW sound good with Klipsch speakers.........and perhaps provide your experience about the amp or amps you mention. I have always loved and preferred the tube sound with my Klipsch speakers. But as I got into more complicated systems that required multiple amplifiers it became impractical to have tubes in all the amps. I gravitated to using tube preamps and solid state amps that closely replicated the tube sound as a fall back. I can't say enough about how beneficial this experience has been. No tube maintenance (except the preamp)........."almost" tube sound. I have been using vintage McIntosh MC-250 (50 w/ch) stereo amps and MC-2100 (100 w/Ch) stereo amps with excellent results. These were McIntosh first generation solid states with circuit designs that were very similar to tube circuits (biasing, phase splitters, push/pull, transformers / autoformers). I had them rebuilt by DeWick in Tennessee.................same as you would a vintage tube amp (power supply and audio path updates). If you find and MC-250 / MC-2100 that is operating properly and has been brought up to date...........these are a very good match to Klipsch speakers. You can find these amps in original or close to original condition on ebay and other places and have them rebuilt. It's worth it to go this route as well if you wanted. By the way...........nice to have solid state forum now.

Glad you like them.

Went right past my house

What will you miss? The simple answer is: non-fully-horn-loaded sound. What will you gain? The simple answer is: fully-horn-loaded sound. IMHO, fully-horn-loaded sound trumps the opposite every time in every way....especially in the case of LaScalas! You will hear things you never heard before from the same music you have been listening to for years. Accuracy and efficiency are the largest gains. There is always a downside to everything...so...in a nutshell, here it is: With the fully-horn-loading of the LaScala speakers, you may find that some of your favorite music sounds worse than before simply because you will easily be able to discern poorly-recorded stuff from well-recorded stuff....because the LaSclas let you hear it all...good or bad. Garbage-in=garbage-out, to put it bluntly. That is the downside of accuracy and efficiency in loudspeakers. But the overall gains far out-strip any losses incurred.

Paul knows....

Justin, your attitude is totally refreshing! You are not threatened by a competitor's limited edition product and have actually encouraged him to come out with more! And, you don't find it necessary to bash a competitor's product as a means of trying to elevate your own status. You are a true gentleman, and I'm sure your customers greatly appreciate dealing with someone like yourself. Maynard

Steve only gets to post pictures of himself if Anne and Nancy are in it as well. It's worked in the past.

Thanks ,my midrange speakers had the solder terminals.I was thinking of upgrading them to the K-55g ,I think I will keep what I have.

Now playing...................side TWO, as I conclude this Sunday evening............enjoy your week everyone........

New link: https://chicago.craigslist.org/sox/ele/6182713764.html

the honor is all mine.

Thanks!

congrats--maybe a picture on your 20,000 post (if it pertains to me again). My words are enough for this forum, surely you wouldn’t wish more on this place.

+1

Ouch.

took the family for some poke bowls last night..

That's an awesome system. I'm just using them in my two channel set up. I think I may try lifting them a bit, like you did with those nice cabinets. when I stand up the bass is much better than when seated. I tilted them back a couple of inches and that recovered some of it.

Not going anywhere this time; if it does I won't be doing it again. Granite store wanted $350 to re-install.

Take your time, working upside down sucks, build the chit outta of it, and you wont need to get under there again. I dislike plumbing.

Sorry to hear that. My mom who is 87, has been dealing with mild symptoms(shaky left hand) for about 25 years which has resulted in her having to teach herself to write with her right hand. She is blessed that it has not progressed any further. Stay as active as you possibly can. Bill

I just got back from the Massilon show about 1:00am after a two hour drive. It was freaking UN-believable! The power of the hornlines, the precision of the percussion, the incredible creativity of the shows. Just wow! It is the live! standard I use when I am "tuning" my Klipsch setups. If Klipsch can create that giant soundstage (and it can) then the Klipsch are doing something truly special that no other speakers I know of can reproduce. Life is good.

Sorry to hear that jorjen, you're a good egg. No Parkinson's here, just over weight, with high blood pressure, high cholesterol and high triglycerides. Other than that, pretty healthy. Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-N910A using Tapatalk

USE "stop blocks" clamped to the fence of the router table for the slots in the side panels which will support the box bottom...that way the slots will not go all the way to the end of the panels. Google "stop blocks on router table" and you will understand how it works. It is something every woodworker should know how to do...and learn how to do it using scrap first...practice makes perfect.

"A panda walks into a pub and orders the daily special. He finishes his meal, walks towards the door, but before going out he turns around, pulls out a gun and shoots a nearby customer. The barman shouts at him, 'Hey! What the ****! You shoot one of my customers and walk out without even paying, christ!' The panda turns around and says 'Yeah? So what? I'm a panda, look it up.' So the barman gets out his encylopedia and looks up panda bears. The definition reads: 'Pandas: a type of bear native to China. Distinctive because of its white and black colouring. Eats shoots and leaves.'"

I too fell under the great Wizard of Hope's spell. I was not seeking his magic, indeed I'd never even heard his name. I had ventured into, what I now know was a place of true magic and wonder. At the time I thought it a harmless lark and diversion, a simple shop, filled with bright and shiny baubles of whose form an function I was passing aware. I was greeted warmly and questioned by an acolyte though neither robed nor cowled, I now see him for what he was. A minion of the Great Wizard. My answers to his questions must have proven satisfactory, as I and my companions were then led into the inner sanctum. A place of calm and solitude as I'd rarely seen. The acolyte bade us sit. He approached an altar, knelt before it and performed his simple rites. We were soon, shown magic, but magic that even then, my simple mind was able to grasp. I was soon sent into the night to retrieve an offering of my own choosing. Upon my return the offering must have been deemed worthy, as it was accepted. The Acolyte moved to another part of the altar, which was mute silver toned, and inscribed with a familiar rune that I'd known since childhood but it was then upon a device of transportation magic. Once again he performed his rituals and placed my offering into the altar. Again we were bade to sit. The acolyte gestured to large wooden boxes, that I'd seen upon entering the sanctuary. Though I knew their purpose, their design was unlike any other that I had seen before. He then spoke the name of the Great Wizard of Hope and the name of a place, long associated with glorious music. In the moments that followed, I heard the sound of true magic, the Great Wizard had filled these boxes with nothing short of angels and the sounds of the dawn of the universe. While that night, I became a true believer. I was still deemed less than worthy. I wandered off dazed, yet forever transformed. I preached the Master's name to any that would listen, even converted a few. Over the years I received some of the Great Wizards offerings and was blessed and happy for them. I have even addressed the actual builder of one pair of these objects. One who was at the holy place while the Wizard was on the earth. Recently, I came upon a fellow believer who had managed to achieve and enjoy the boxes that had first led me down this path so many years ago. It had come time for him to pass the boxes on to another. Coin was exchanged and cartage arranged. These creations of the Great Wizard of Hope now adorn the altar in my own sanctuary. Blessed be the Wizard, blessed be the legend, blessed be the sound.

Looks really great man. I to have speakers in pretty much every room. Not as nice as yours, but hey i'm only in the mid twenties so i have a few years left to upgrade in. I actually used to have built in speakers in the main bathroom, so it doesn't sound to crazy to me. I don't at the new place though.

I'll do you one better, I'm Mat Weisfeld, owner of VPI, this was the last project that ran before I took over. I tried to kill it before it happened (I was too late) and moving forward I've done next to nothing to market it, you'll notice that it isn't even on our website. I've also opening shared this information on our forum and others Forget the comparison to the Scott, look at it as more of a unicorn collectible product inspired by the Scott that you will never see from us again. The main reason is that I don't know amps, at least not like the experts in electronics and amps are. Companies should have and keep their focus. VPI making a tube amp doesn't stick with our focus of making turntables and components that work with turntables. The reason is because of exactly what was mentioned about the amp, the components are made overseas and we certainly are not hiding it. It is assembled here by VAS but you will notice the "Made in America" part of our logo was removed. I can proudly say that was my only real contribution to this unit. Essentially, it was too late for me to stop the project but I made sure the "Made in America" portion of the logo came off. When I took over VPI we had 100 units. I believe we still have about 10-15 units left. To me I couldn't tell you the difference between the circuitry of the Scott or any other amp. (Also I personally prefer solid state but that is another story). The origin was that we have a guy, we called him Black Market Richie since he always bring in old cool equipment, he came by the factory with a Scott. (side note: that man has sold us one too many reel-to-reel players if anyone needs ) Harry fired up the Scott with a Classic 4 in our original listening room (which is now my office ) and Steve (from VAS) and him were blown away. Harry and Steve got to talking and Steve from VAS went to work. From there the 299D was born. All of that aside and regardless of my protest, the unit does sound and look great for the money. While the parts were sourced globally they are assembled here, properly tested, and if we did make this product here it would easily retail for 6K (or more). I used one in my home for awhile and was blown away with the performance over other units I had that were triple the price. Long term I hope Steve at VAS continues making this product under his own brand and I will gladly recommend it. It is easy to use, diverse, reasonably priced, and sounds fantastic. Regardless of the internal workings, the Scott 299D inspired the creation of this unit. I hope this clears up some of the confusion -MW

Yes, this appears to be one of several that friends of PWK built with his permission (and encouragement). The date must be after 1945 since the HF horn was not designed until late that year. The owner's "family legend" says that this is one of 5 built at the time. I cannot confirm, but it is not out of the question at all. We are currently working on acquisition of another prototype built by the guy that suggested to PWK that he should design a cheaper line of speakers that resulted in the Rebel series. It appears that this guy made the original wooden pattern (we have it) for molding the curved portions of the K-5. Stuff seems to be coming out of the woodwork recently!